Molly Bernard

Molly Kate Bernard is an American actress best known for her role as the quirky Lauren Heller on the television series "Younger."

Bernard began her career in 2000 in the comedy drama "Pay It Forward" beside Kevin Spacey and Haley Joel Osment. After completing school, she returned to the screen by interpreting the leading part in a short film named Wrestling with the Past realized by Jason Leinwand. In 2013, she played Wendy during the seventh episode of the fifth season of the television series "Royal Pains" alongside Mark Feuerstein and Paulo Costanzo. The same year, she obtained a recurring role in the television series "Alpha House" where she played Angie Sullivan until 2014. In 2015, she earned her biggest role yet - a recurring role in the television series "Younger" alongside Sutton Foster and Hilary Duff, where she portrayed Lauren Heller. She was promoted to series regular in season two. Her feature credits include the Amazon film Master, opposite Regina Hall, co-starring opposite Patricia Arquette in director Cindy Chupak’s Netflix comedy feature Otherhood, as well as roles in Clint Eastwood’s Sully opposite Tom Hanks, Mimi Leder’s Pay It Forward, and Nancy Meyers’ The Intern. In theater, Bernard made her critically acclaimed off-Broadway debut in the Soho Rep’s 2016 production of "Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again."

Bernard came from an acting family — her grandfather co-founded and co-ran the Strasberg Institute with famed director and acting coach Lee Strasberg. Bernard has a bachelor's degree from Skidmore College and a MFA in acting from Yale School of Drama.